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NEW BONES FROM THE TOWER–HOW LONG BEFORE THEY BLAME RICHARD FOR THESE TOO?
“Princes”, Anne Neville, Beaker Era, Bronze Age, Charles II, denialists, Edward of Warwick, Elizabeth Roberts, Elizabeth Woodville, First Battle of St. Albans, George Duke of Clarence, Henry Pole the Younger, Henry VII, human remains, Jane Shore, John Ashdown-Hill, John Everett Millais, Margaret of Salisbury, mtDNA, Osteology, radio carbon dating, Richard III, Tower of London, Weir, Will SlaughterRecently, archaeologists working at the Tower of London discovered the remains of two people, an adult woman age 35-45 and a child of about seven. Proper modern carbon dating has taken place and it is determined that the pair are from between 1450-1550. Osteological examination shows no signs of trauma on the bones, although the…
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Coming Upon the King: My Accidental Path Toward Becoming a Ricardian
“Eleanor”, “Princes”, Alaska, Anglo-Saxons, Anne Mowbray, Castillon, denialists, dental evidence, dishonesty, Edward IV, Elizabeth Wydeville, Garden Tower, Henry VII, John Ashdown-Hill, John Earl of Shrewsbury, Josephine Josepha Wilkinson, King Lear, Leicester dig, Magna Carta, mtDNA evidence, Nevilles, Richard III, Richard III Society, Shakespeare, Stuarts, Tanner and Wright, Weir, Westminster AbbeyI’ll be perfectly honest with you: I was never really that interested in Richard Plantagenet, later Richard III. In school I had avoided the Anglo-Saxons like the plague, and Richard, well, perhaps like a round of the flu. He wasn’t quite as intimidating, despite the double-murder allegation lodged, and I got away with not having…
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Confusion in Cairo: Sean Cunningham and the “Princes”
“Perkin”, Anne Sutton, bigamy, Cecily Duchess of York, clothes, coronations, denialists, Duchy of Norfolk, Edward IV, Edward V, executions, George Duke of Clarence, Great Wardrobe, Henry VII, illegitimacy, John Howard Duke of Norfolk, National Archives, Richard III, Richard of Shrewsbury, Sean Cunningham, titles, Tower of LondonNot content with accusing Richard III of the death of nearly every notable in 15th century England, it seems of late there has been more ‘confusion in Cairo’ as the the traditionalists attempt to drag in Richard’s friends and relatives in order to back up their position. Recently, the loyal John Howard, Duke of Norfolk,…
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NOT AGAIN! THE LATEST FROM A CAIRO DWELLER …
“Princes”, “Tudor” “sources”, Anne Mowbray, Annette Carson, Baynard’s Castle, bigamy, Charles Dickens, children, denialists, Domenico Mancini, Duchess of Norfolk, Earl of Northumberland, facial reconstruction, Hastings Execution, Henry of Buckingham, Historical Notes of a London Citizen, John Ashdown-Hill, John Earl of Shrewsbury, John Howard Duke of Norfolk, Lady Eleanor Talbot, Lord High Constable, Lord Protector of the Realm, pre-contract, Richard III, The Maligned King, The Mythology of Richard III, The Mythology of the “Princes in the Tower”, Thomas More, Three Estates, Titulus Regius, usurpationRichard Duke of Gloucester being offered the crown by the Three Estates at Baynards Castle, June 1483. Painting by Sigismund Goetze at the Royal Exchange…(or according to some.. Richard in the actual act of ‘usurping’ the throne)… I came across this article on a forum devoted to late medieval Britain. Unfortunately I read it..5 minutes from my…
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Here at Murrey and Blue, we are not in the habit of reviewing repeats, not even when we have commented on them before. This time, it is the very fact and timing of the repeat of Channel Four’s “Who killed the Princes in the Tower?”, with the ubiquitous Dan Jones, that is at issue, together…
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After this case, this one, this one and this one , here is another secret marriage. The groom was the conductor Andre’ Previn KBE and the bride was the violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, both of whom were born in Germany. Here is an obituary for Mr. Previn, or Preview if you prefer. Things are looking dark for…
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Science has proved that Edward IV’s more prominent sons are not in his tomb, which was opened a few times but not when anyone could have have been placed there. Science will shortly prove that they are not in that Westminster Abbey urn, as you have maintained for so long. So where are you going…
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